Past (hidden) AHJTL Posts

The Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 10The Man Born BlindJohn 9:1-41 Original Sin What really is sin?Because I think of sex or pleasure,or wish for the welfare of my family and friends morethan the welfare of those I see as different,those whom I fear,are these my sins?To wish I were different than God created me […]

Saturday, March 9The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax CollectorLuke 18:9-14 Possessed There’s a little devil that takes up residence inside me,sometimes,jumps around and pokes me with a sharp stickjust in the most painful spots, to set me off,releasing unkindness into the atmosphere,impatience, selfishness, inconsideration,like a little steam spouting from a tea kettle,it stings,and […]

Friday, March 8The Greatest CommandmentMark 12:28-34 Easier It is easier to love the neighborwho lives on the other side of the earth,someone imagined who we have never touched,who will never touch us.Yes, it is safe to love a person we don’t know.And so it is with God,easier to love the God who is notrather than […]

Thursday, March 7Jesus and BeelzebulLuke 11:14-23 Called Out There is a power in naming, and connectionin knowing the name of another.So it follows that those unclean spiritswere connected with Jesus,and that challenging them in truth and love,he empowered them to become free –free of attachment, co-dependence, fear and hate.Free of self-loathing, hiding and shame.Free to […]

Wednesday, March 6Teaching about the LawMatthew 5:17-19 For an Older Audience Forty-five years later and I’m still hopingto be one of the Do-Bees (Do-Be).You know, from Romper Room.To be affirmed, to be accepted,to feel loved and interconnected with others.Yes, that’s still what I long for.I still desire to follow the rules, but nowthe rules are […]